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Hello, I'd like to learn what blank DVD media our production company should purchase to create review DVDs for clients that will be free from errors. Currently we've been having issues. Even if we perform a playback check and the DVD plays without hitch on our DVD players, occasionally a client will report that they are unable to load a DVD or the playback stutters.
We've tried re-exporting the DVD source media, burning at slower speeds, and purchased higher-end media. But we seem to still end up with discs that play back poorly. We seem to experience most of the problems with longer-format productions (over one hour), and the issues seem to occur toward the end.
I'd like some advice on what media we should purchase for our setup:
Computers: Mac OS X, Dual 2.7 GHz G5
Burning software: Toast Titanium 7
Burner 1: Sony RW/DW D150A
Burner 2: Sony DW-W28A
Burner 3: Tsst Corp CD/DVDW SH-S182D
The media we've been using recently, that has not been dependable, is:
- Generic media from Comp USA DVD-R (printable surface for labeling)
- Philips DVD-R (printable surface)
We did purchase Verbatim DVD+R to see if that would remedy our issues on our longer-format DVDs and it seemed to work. The same hour-long video burnt to the cheap media resulted in issues, the Verbatim discs were smooth. However we recently had another client report some playback issues toward the end of the hour-long video.
So to recap: I'd like to get some recommendations on what kind of media we should use that would work best with our burning setup.
Thank you for your help!
We've tried re-exporting the DVD source media, burning at slower speeds, and purchased higher-end media. But we seem to still end up with discs that play back poorly. We seem to experience most of the problems with longer-format productions (over one hour), and the issues seem to occur toward the end.
I'd like some advice on what media we should purchase for our setup:
Computers: Mac OS X, Dual 2.7 GHz G5
Burning software: Toast Titanium 7
Burner 1: Sony RW/DW D150A
Burner 2: Sony DW-W28A
Burner 3: Tsst Corp CD/DVDW SH-S182D
The media we've been using recently, that has not been dependable, is:
- Generic media from Comp USA DVD-R (printable surface for labeling)
- Philips DVD-R (printable surface)
We did purchase Verbatim DVD+R to see if that would remedy our issues on our longer-format DVDs and it seemed to work. The same hour-long video burnt to the cheap media resulted in issues, the Verbatim discs were smooth. However we recently had another client report some playback issues toward the end of the hour-long video.
So to recap: I'd like to get some recommendations on what kind of media we should use that would work best with our burning setup.
Thank you for your help!
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